by Tom O’Connor and Maggie Dougherty, Capitol News Illinois December 22, 2025 Article Summary Past recipients of Illinois’ Local Food Infrastructure Grant say the investment has had ripple effects, allowing them to share knowledge and equipment with other local food producers. About $4 million will be available for farms and […]
Survivors of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell’s sexual abuse issued a letter on Monday accusing the U.S. Department of Justice of violating federal law by failing to release comprehensive investigation records by a congressionally mandated December 19 deadline. The Epstein Files Transparency Act, which passed the House nearly unanimously and […]
The Department of Justice failed to meet the statutory deadline to release the complete Jeffrey Epstein files, delivering instead a heavily redacted tranche of documents. The release, mandated by the Epstein Files Transparency Act signed into law last month, was supposed to be a comprehensive disclosure of “all unclassified records” by Friday, […]
by Jerry Nowicki, Capitol News Illinois December 19, 2025 Article Summary A new report by state regulators projects energy shortfalls will begin in northern Illinois by 2029 and the rest of the state by 2031 if lawmakers and grid operators don’t act. The shortages would continue to drive up energy […]
by Maggie Dougherty, Capitol News Illinois December 19, 2025 Article Summary The Illinois Commerce Commission struck $11.2 million from Ameren Illinois’ $59.6 million rate reconciliation request, and $25.4 million from ComEd’s $268.5 million request. Both were approved for rate requests last year but are given the opportunity to petition the […]
Illinois pharmacists will soon have expanded authority to assess patients and dispense all types of contraceptives, including emergency contraception, without requiring a traditional doctor’s prescription under a new law set to take effect January 1, 2026. The legislation amends the Illinois Pharmacy Practice Act to formally include contraceptive assessment and […]
by Maggie Dougherty, Capitol News Illinois December 18, 2025 Article Summary The Illinois Accountability Commission held its first public meeting Thursday to review and document misconduct of federal immigration agents in Chicago. The commission heard testimony from medical experts and witnesses detailing the health and psychological impacts of chemical weapons […]
by Peter Hancock, Capitol News Illinois December 18, 2025 Article Summary The Trump administration is seeking access to the state’s complete, unredacted voter registration database, including sensitive information such as voters’ dates of birth and partial Social Security numbers. The Illinois State Board of Elections has so far declined to […]
by Maggie Dougherty, Capitol News Illinois December 16, 2025 Article Summary President Donald Trump signed an executive order last week targeting state laws that regulate artificial intelligence. Illinois has enacted a half dozen AI laws, regulating use in classrooms, mental health counseling, replication of artwork and performer likeness and more. […]
A federal judge has granted a preliminary stay blocking U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement policies that prevented members of Congress from conducting unannounced visits to immigration detention facilities, ruling that the restrictions violate federal law that guarantees congressional oversight access. U.S. District Judge Jia M. Cobb issued a memorandum opinion […]
